HGBC News

Books on the Bayou

The city-wide Books on the Bayou selection for 2010 has been chosen: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. The month of September 2010 will offer book discussions and events: the event schedule is TBD & will be announced later.

MFAH Online Book Club

MFAH Online Book Club. Interested in carrying the enjoyment of your Great Books reading and discussion even further? Extend your discussion in conjunction with related art works through the Online Book Club at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. It's easy! Just pick one of the works featured, read and discuss it as usual in your group, then come as a group to the MFAH to continue your discussion. A gallery educator (docent) will accompany you to help facilitate a dialog between the literary artist you have read and several visual artists whose works relate to the book selected. Just go to www.mfah.org/bookclub, then to "Book Club Visits", and fill out the request form.

Currently featured offerings are My Antonia, by Willa Cather, and The Palace of Illusions, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.

Art and Thought: From Here to Eternity and Back Again

To access a recently published article inspired by conversation in our Philosophy Cafe Group, please click here. Entitled, "Art and Thought: From Here to Eternity and Back Again", this article by HGBC President Eric Timmreck was published in the Fall 2009 edition of the Guild Palette, a newsletter of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Literacy Advance of Houston

A Great Books Discussion Group for adults working through an upper level English as a Second Language course meets at Literacy Advance of Houston, 2424 Wilcrest. We meet twice a month to express our ideas in English about the work we have read. In this way, we are increasing our knowledge of vocabulary and good writing as well as the relationship of literature to our common life.

30% of Houston adults cannot read. If you can read this, help someone who can't by contacting Frances Leland by email or Literacy Advance of Houston.